He was appointed as chairman on 8 February 2005. He is a qualified Master Mariner with a Masters in Foreign- Going Certificate of Competency from the United Kingdom in 1974 and holds a Diploma in Applied International Management from the Swedish Institute of Management in 1984. He also attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard U niversity in 1993. Amongst his previous experience was the creation and development of Perbadanan Nasional Shipping Line Berhad for which he served as its first Executive Director/CEO for seven (7) years. He is a fellow of the Nautical Institute (UK), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and a Fellow of the Institute of Kelautan Malaysia. He is also a Founder Director of the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA). He also sits on the board of directors in other public listed companies. He is the Chairman of WCT Engineering Berhad, and a director of Malaysian Bulk Carriers Berhad. In May 1996, he was appointed by the Minister of Finance as Chairman of Global Maritime V entures Berhad, a marine venture capital company set up by the Ministry of Finance under Bank Industri & Teknologi Malaysia. He relinquished from this position in August 2003.

He was appointed to the board on 8 February 2005. He holds a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada. Mr Teong started his career as an engineer with Texas Instrument in 1984. He later joined Lembaga Letrik Negara where he served as a Consumer Engineer for four (4) years. He then joined the stock broking industry and became a dealer with OSK Securities Berhad in 1990. During this stint in the broking industry, he developed extensive contacts within the corporate world in Malaysia and developed the skills of running a company. In year 2000, he acquired a controlling stake in GD Express Sdn Bhd. He is instrumental in turning around the group and putting in place most of the corporate policies and practices that had been the key factors in contributing towards the success of the Group.

He was appointed to the board on 8 February 2005. He has a degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore. Mr Leong started his career with Ernst & Young in Singapore in 1989. He then joined Tai Wee, a leading frozen food trading house in Singapore in 1991, before moving on to NHC Healthcare Cooperative ("NHC") as its Finance Manager in 1995. During his five ( 5 ) years at NHC, where he was eventually promoted as the Group Financial Controller, NHC grew to become one of the leading and most comprehensive healthcare organisations in Singapore with businesses covering retail pharmacy, medical and dental practices, managed care programme and distribution of health care products. Mr Leong joined GD Express Group in 2000 and had played a key role in GD Express' turnaround and success. He has designed and structured most of the key work flows and operations processes and IT system that are at the heart of the Group's business operations.

He was appointed to the board on 8 February 2005. He has a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Singapore and is a CFA charter holder. Mr Lau started his career as a Project Engineer with Esso Singapore Private Limited in 1979 before becoming an Assistant Consultant with PA Consultant in 1982. He then joined the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) where he served for 20 years as an investment management specialist. He started off by handling private equity investment such as Venture Capital and Leveraged Buyout Investments before specialising in managing investment portfolios investing in listed equities. He subsequently took on the management roles in heading various investment teams in the Equities Department of GIC from 1984 to 2003. During his stint in GIC, he had developed vast experience and knowledge about the general economy, industries and different business models adopted by established companies throughout the world. He was appointed a member of the GIC Senior Management team overseeing the entire equities investing operations of GIC during his final four years in GIC. In addition, he was appointed as a non-executive director on the Board of Thistle Hotel PLC and to the board of Distacom Communications Limited (Hong Kong) by GIC. He joined GD Express in May 2003. From February 2005 until June 2007, Mr Lau was with DBS Asset Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of DBS Bank in Singapore. At the time of his departure from DBS, Mr Lau was both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer.

He was appointed to the board on 8 February 2005. He has a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and Advance Diploma in Industrial Management from Singapore Polytechnic. Mr Kong started his career as a technician with Esso Refinery in 1981. He joined Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore as Operations Executive from 1989 to 1991. He then started his own trading company CKG Chemicals Pte Ltd specialising in petroleum chemical products in 1991. He is currently the Executive Director of the company which has a turnover of U SD100 million per annum. He has more than 20 years experience in trading of petroleum and petrochemical products worldwide.

She was appointed to the board on 8 February 2005. She graduated from Systematic Institute Kuala Lumpur and holds a CIMA Certificate. She started her career as an Accounts Assistant with the New Straits Times Berhad in 1981. She then moved on to work with several other companies holding positions of Accounts Supervisor, Audit Assistant and Assistant Accountant. She completed her CIMA Certification in 1993 and joined Niramas Sdn Bhd as Accountant. From 1997 to 2002, she joined Southim (M) Sdn Bhd as Accountant before moving to Bison Stores Sdn Bhd as Finance and Administration Manager where she is currently based.

She was appointed to the board on 30 December 2004. She has a BA (Hons) Degree in Accounting and Finance from the Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, and a Masters in Business Administration from Edith Cowan University, Australia. She started her career as an Accounts Officer with Le Proton LIMA Exhibitions Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur in 1997 and later joined Le Proton Exhibitions Sdn Bhd, Ipoh as Finance Executive in 2000. She moved on to work for Pricewaterhouse Coopers as Associate Auditor in 2002 and in 2004, she joined the Ministry of Youth and Sports as a Research Officer in the Minister's Office. Currently, she runs her own business based in Kuala Lumpur doing events management and trading. She is also a Member of Certified Practicing Accountant ("CPA") Australia.